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Category Archives: PhD completion
five suggestions for universal PhD ‘after-care’
One of the things that has become obvious during lockdown is how much more we might do for PhDers contemplating their futures. If ever there was a time to start something better and more supportive for researchers in our care, … Continue reading
Posted in academic mentoring, academic writing, after-care, library, mentoring, PhD, PhD completion, postdoc, research mentoring
Tagged hot desk, library access, mentor, Pat Thomson, PhD after-care
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peer support for you and your PhD
This is a guest post from Michelle Redman-MacLaren and Karen McPhail-Bell. Michelle is based in the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Australia. She tweets as @shelmaclaren. Karen is a Senior User Researcher in the medical device industry, based in the … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, per support, PhD completion, quitting
Tagged peer support, PhD, PhD completion, quitting the PhD
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